Honestly that makes a lot of sense
Especially cuz, what is Mihawk going to do if he sticks with the idea of staying all alone while he lost the Shichibukai position?
One man army vs fodders?
And what is he going to do in order to massively hype his strength?
The only way it works out is if even an Admiral can't manage to capture his ass, even if it means he will keep getting offscreened, that would be some crazy ass hype, so dope that i don't even see Oda doing that
Mihawk needs more interactions with Top Tiers like Shanks, that could bring more hype to his strength and consequently depth to his character (both are lacking). An actual meaning for his existence and title